The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.
The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Intrust Super Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fourteen teams, twelve of which are based in Queensland, with one based in New South Wales and one in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
John Ribot, also known by the nickname of "Reebs", is an Australian sports administrator, former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s, and generally regarded as the most hated man in the Australian Rugby League fraternity due to his involvement in the Super League war, which almost destroyed the game. Once a Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative, Ribot was the 1980 NSWRFL season's equal top try-scorer. Also a member of the 1982 "Invincibles" Kangaroo touring squad, he played club football in Brisbane for Fortitude Valley, Wests and Redcliffe, and in Sydney for Newtown, Wests and Manly-Warringah.
Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea is a developing team sport which was initially introduced by Australian servicemen. The sport has a long and somewhat shaky history, but has recently achieved big strides in the Papua New Guinea community and is now the second most popular sport after rugby league.
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach of the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
John Wilshere is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Salford City Reds.
Keith Peters is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Peters had also captained Papua New Guinea at international level.
Rodney Griffin is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row and lock forward for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. He is a Papua New Guinean international.
Trent Clayton is a former France international rugby league footballer. He played for Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. He primarily played on the wing. He had previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
Wayne Bond is a professional rugby league footballer for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth. He is a Papua New Guinea international.
Dion Aiye is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1.
The National Rugby League is the top level rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand. It was formed in 1998 after the merger of the Australian Super League and the Australian Rugby League. It originally contained twenty teams but this was cut down to 14 by 2000. Expansion increased this number back up to 16.
Tom O'Reilly is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea in the 2000 World Cup.
Mark Mexico is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship as a prop forward.
Wellington Albert is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Keighley Cougars in the League 1 in England and Papua New Guinea at international level.
Jessie Joe Nandye, also commonly known by his former name Jessie Joe Parker, is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1.
Thompson Teteh is a Papua New Guinea rugby league footballer who played for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship. Teteh previously played for the PNG Hunters and the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup in Australia, and has represented the Papua New Guinean national team.
The 2014 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters first season in the Queensland Cup.
Zev John is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.
The 2017 Queensland Cup season was the 22nd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 29-week long season from March to September.
